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41 trade sth. in for sth. else
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42 ask for
ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) chiedere di2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) cercare, andare in cerca di* * *vi + prep(person) chiedere di, cercare, (help, information, money) chiedere, domandareI asked him for help — gli ho chiesto aiuto or di aiutarmi
* * *ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
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43 care for
care for [sb., sth.]I don't care for whisky — non mi piace il whisky; (as polite formula)
2) (look after) prendersi cura di [child, animal]; aver cura di [patient, wounded animal]3) (maintain) occuparsi di [car, garden]; avere cura di [ teeth]* * *1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) aver cura di, occuparsi di2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) voler bene a* * *vi + prep1) (look after) curare, aver cura di2) (be fond of), (person) voler bene ait's the most expensive model, but I don't care much for it — è il modello più costoso, ma non mi piace granché
* * *care for [sb., sth.]I don't care for whisky — non mi piace il whisky; (as polite formula)
2) (look after) prendersi cura di [child, animal]; aver cura di [patient, wounded animal]3) (maintain) occuparsi di [car, garden]; avere cura di [ teeth] -
44 send for
transitive verb1) (tell to come) holen lassen; rufen [Polizei, Arzt, Krankenwagen]2) (order from elsewhere) anfordern* * *(to ask to come, or order to be delivered: Her son was sent for; I'll send for a taxi.) schicken nach* * *◆ send forvi1. (summon)▪ to \send for for sb jdn rufen, nach jdm schickento \send for for a doctor einen Arzt rufen2. (ask)to \send for for help Hilfe holendon't worry, you'll be fine — I've sent for help keine Angst, es geht dir bald besser — Hilfe ist unterwegs* * *vi +prep obj1) person kommen lassen; doctor, police, priest rufen; help herbeirufen; reinforcements herbeibeordern; food bringen lassen; (person in authority) pupil, secretary, minister zu sich bestellenI'll send for you/these books when I want you/them — ich lasse Sie rufen/ich schicke nach den Büchern, wenn ich Sie/sie brauche
to send for sb to do sth — jdn herbeiholen or nach jdm schicken, um etw zu tun
2) copy, catalogue anfordern, sich (dat) kommen lassen* * *transitive verb1) (tell to come) holen lassen; rufen [Polizei, Arzt, Krankenwagen]2) (order from elsewhere) anfordern* * *v.herbeirufen v.holen lassen ausdr.kommen lassen ausdr. -
45 call for
vi1) ( collect)to \call for for sb/ sth jdn/etw abholen2) ( ask)to \call for for sb nach jdm rufen;to \call for for help um Hilfe rufen3) ( demand)to \call for for sth nach etw dat verlangen;this \call fors for a celebration das muss gefeiert werden;I don't think that remark was \call fored for ich glaube, diese Bemerkung war unangebracht;to \call for for order um Ruhe bitten -
46 call for
call for [sth.]2) (demand) [ person] chiedere [food, equipment]; [article, protesters] chiedere, reclamare [ changes]3) (require) [situation, problem] richiedere, esigere [treatment, skill]; necessitare di, esigere [change, intervention]* * *1) (to demand or require: This calls for quick action.) richiedere2) (to collect: I'll call for you at eight o'clock.) passare a prendere* * *vi + prep(summon: wine, the bill) chiedere, (demand: courage, action) richiedere, (collect: person) passare a prendere, (goods) ritirare* * *call for [sth.]2) (demand) [ person] chiedere [food, equipment]; [article, protesters] chiedere, reclamare [ changes]3) (require) [situation, problem] richiedere, esigere [treatment, skill]; necessitare di, esigere [change, intervention] -
47 fall for
* * *1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) caderci2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) innamorarsi* * *vi + prep1) (fam: person) prendere una cotta per, innamorarsi di2)(
fam: be deceived by) to fall for a trick (or a story etc) — cascarci* * * -
48 go in for
go in for [sth.]1) (be keen on) avere una passione per, dedicarsi a [sport, hobby]2) (take up)3) (take part in) presentarsi a [ exam]; iscriversi a [ competition]* * *1) (to take part in: I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race.) iscriversi2) (to do (something) as a hobby, career etc: My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards.) dedicarsi a, interessarsi a* * *vi + prep1) (enter for: race, competition) prendere parte a, (exam) presentarsi a2) (be interested in: hobby, sport) interessarsi di, essere appassionato (-a) di, (take as a career) scegliere* * *go in for [sth.]1) (be keen on) avere una passione per, dedicarsi a [sport, hobby]2) (take up)3) (take part in) presentarsi a [ exam]; iscriversi a [ competition] -
49 provide for
provide for [sth.]1) (account for) provvedere a2) dir. [treaty, clause] prevedere; provide for [sb.] provvedere a* * *vi + prep1) (financially) provvedere a, (in the future) provvedere al futuro di2)* * *provide for [sth.]1) (account for) provvedere a2) dir. [treaty, clause] prevedere; provide for [sb.] provvedere a -
50 stand for
stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination]* * *1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) candidarsi per2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) significare, stare per3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) rappresentare4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tollerare* * *vi + prep1) (represent: principle, honesty) rappresentare, (subj: initials) indicare, stare per"BT" stands for "British Telecom" — "BT" è l'abbreviazione di "British Telecom"
2) (tolerate) tollerare, sopportare3) PolSee:stand 3., 6)* * *stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination] -
51 work for
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52 account for
account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage]* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) spiegare* * *vi + prep1) (explain) spiegare, giustificare, (give reckoning of: actions, expenditure) render conto di, rispondere diif she was ill, that would account for her poor results — se fosse malata si spiegherebbero gli scarsi risultati
2) (represent) rappresentare3) (destroy, kill) uccidere, distruggere* * *account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage] -
53 do for
I'm done for — fig. sono finito
* * *(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) far fuori, uccidere* * *vi + prep1) (finish off: project) mandare all'aria, (person) spacciare2) Brit old, (clean for) fare i servizi per* * *I'm done for — fig. sono finito
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54 make for
make for [sth.]1) (head for) andare verso [door, place]2) (help create) assicurare [easy life, happy marriage]; make for [sb.]3) (attack) gettarsi su, lanciarsi contro4) (approach) dirigersi verso* * *(to go towards: We're making for home.) dirigersi verso* * *vi + prep1) (place) essere diretto (-a) a, avviarsi verso, (subj: ship) far rotta verso2) (fig: result in) produrre, (contribute to) contribuire a* * *make for [sth.]1) (head for) andare verso [door, place]2) (help create) assicurare [easy life, happy marriage]; make for [sb.]3) (attack) gettarsi su, lanciarsi contro4) (approach) dirigersi verso -
55 gun for
transitive verb* * *◆ gun forvi1. (look for)▪ to be \gun forning for sb jdn suchen; (be on sb's trail) jdn verfolgen; (cause trouble) es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR der Schaufel] haben fam▪ to be \gun forning for sth/sb etw/jdn unterstützen* * *transitive verb(fig.) auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.) -
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57 angle for
vi▪ to \angle for for sth* * *vi +prep obj2) (fig) compliments fischen nachto angle for sth — auf etw (acc) aus sein
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58 gun for
vi1) ( look for)to be \gun forning for sb jdn suchen;( be on sb's trail) jdn verfolgen;( cause trouble) es auf jdn abgesehen haben, jdn auf dem Kieker [o ( ÖSTERR) der Schaufel] haben ( fam)to be \gun forning for sth/sb etw/jdn unterstützen -
59 stand for
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60 send for
send for [sb., sth.] (mandare a) chiamare, fare venire [doctor, taxi, plumber]; chiedere [ reinforcements]* * *(to ask to come, or order to be delivered: Her son was sent for; I'll send for a taxi.) mandare a chiamare* * *vi + prep1) (doctor, police) (mandare a) chiamare, far venire2) (by post) ordinare per posta* * *send for [sb., sth.] (mandare a) chiamare, fare venire [doctor, taxi, plumber]; chiedere [ reinforcements]
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